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Mark E. Smith
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cantor, compositor e instrumentalista britânico
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Mark Edward Smith was a British singer, lyricist, songwriter, and poet. Born in Salford, Lancashire, England, in 1957, he was the front man of the post-punk band The Fall. His musical career spanned from 1978 until 2018, during which he released works such as *Wheels of Change*, *Salt Lake City Cemetery*, *Renegade*, and *Otherwise*. He was associated with the record label Rough Trade and was a member of the Socialist Workers Party.
Smith’s work encompassed genres including post-punk, alternative rock, art punk, and experimental music, often featuring spoken word elements. He was married to Brix Smith and wrote in the English language. He died in Prestwich in 2018 due to lung and kidney cancer.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Wheels of Change
- Salt Lake City Cemetery
- Renegade
- Otherwise
- FALL
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Film & TV
Salford, Lancashire, England
Mark Edward Smith was a singer, songwriter and inimitable front man of post punk Manchester band The Fall.
Known for
- 30 Minutes On A Manchester Slag Heap — Self2019
- It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline — Himself2014
- Punk Britannia2012
- A Leisure Society of Severe Preponderence — Himself2011
- The Fall — Himself2009
- The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith — Himself2005
- The Fall – Live At The Haçienda 1983-1985 — Himself2005
- John Peel's Record Box — Self2005
- Ideal — Jesus Christ2005
- The Fall: A Touch Sensitive Live — Himself2004
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1957
- Active to
- 2018
Discography
Member of
- The Fall1976–2018
- Von Südenfed
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,467
- Total plays
- 16,465
Tags
Mark E. Smith (5 March 1957 - 24 January 2018) was the lead singer, lyricist, co-composer and frontman of The Fall, a renowned and idiosyncratic offshoot from the UK post-punk / new wave music scenes. Mark Edward Smith was born to a working-class family in Broughton, Salford, in Lancashire, England, moving to nearby Prestwich, near Bury early in his life. He formed The Fall (named after the novel by Camus) with friends after dropping out of college at the age of 19. <a href="https://www.last.f
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Salford
- Place of death
- Prestwich
- Spouse
- Brix Smith
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Political party
- Socialist Workers Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- world music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Rough Trade
- Image
- The Fall-9.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1957-03-05
- Commons category
- Mark E. Smith
- date of death
- 2018-01-24
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
- cause of death
- kidney cancer
- name in native language
- Mark E. Smith
- birth name
- Mark Edward Smith
- member of
- The Fall
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Article · Português
Mark Edward Smith (Salford, 5 de março de 1957 - Prestwich, 24 de janeiro de 2018) foi um cantor, compositor e instrumentista britânico. Foi vocalista e único integrante que constou em todas as formações da banda The Fall, ícone do punk rock da cidade de Manchester. Estando à frente da banda desde quando fundou, em 1976, após assistir a uma apresentação da banda Sex Pistols em Manchester. A banda sofreu constantes mudanças de formação e, por um breve período, Mark foi casado com a então guitarrista do grupo, Brix Smith. Em seus 42 anos de existência, lançaram 32 álbuns de estúdio e vários singles e EPs. O último disco lançado pela banda foi New Facts Emerge, de 2017. Mark sofria problemas respiratórios, tendo que ser hospitalizado em 2017, cancelando uma turnê nos Estados Unidos. Um dos trabalhos realizados nos últimos anos foi uma participação, em 2010, no projeto de Damon Albarn, do Blur, o grupo virtual Gorillaz.
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